# lactucone

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A white, crystalline, tasteless substance found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium.

## Etymology
From translingual Lactuca (“genus of lettuces”) + -one.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lactucone